diff --git a/docs/source/configuration/reference.rst b/docs/source/configuration/reference.rst
index d6116019..55841415 100644
--- a/docs/source/configuration/reference.rst
+++ b/docs/source/configuration/reference.rst
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ ascii                       Theme without any unicode characters at all
         rendered. A lower number means that the segment has a higher priority.
 
         Segments are removed according to their priority, with low priority 
-        segments being removed first.
+        segments (i.e. with a greater priority number) being removed first.
 
     .. _config-themes-seg-draw_divider: